Abstract
Literature concerned with attitudes toward transgender (TG)
individuals has been found to be lacking. Predominant research is quantitative and the few qualitative studies either investigated TG experience or attitudes of those with personal experience of TG people.
This study investigated this topic using a qualitative approach
employing semi-structured interviews exploring beliefs, understanding, and experience of TG people. Foucauldian Discourse
Analysis was used to analyze the language used to construct
a “transgender” discourse. Participants were cisgender, heterosexual, female participants from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds (n = 6).
Prevalent discourses were; “Heteronormativity as a Benchmark,”
“The Ease of Disclosure’“ and “Actualising the Other.” Participants
consistently drew on discourse that constructed TG as “other.”
Findings indicate a need to attend to context, as well as content,
when exploring attitudes and that covert forms of prejudice need
to be addressed and could inform anti-prejudice interventions and the creation of future transphobia measurements.
individuals has been found to be lacking. Predominant research is quantitative and the few qualitative studies either investigated TG experience or attitudes of those with personal experience of TG people.
This study investigated this topic using a qualitative approach
employing semi-structured interviews exploring beliefs, understanding, and experience of TG people. Foucauldian Discourse
Analysis was used to analyze the language used to construct
a “transgender” discourse. Participants were cisgender, heterosexual, female participants from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds (n = 6).
Prevalent discourses were; “Heteronormativity as a Benchmark,”
“The Ease of Disclosure’“ and “Actualising the Other.” Participants
consistently drew on discourse that constructed TG as “other.”
Findings indicate a need to attend to context, as well as content,
when exploring attitudes and that covert forms of prejudice need
to be addressed and could inform anti-prejudice interventions and the creation of future transphobia measurements.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 914-933 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Homosexuality |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 25 Oct 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Homosexuality on 25/10/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/00918369.2019.1667161Copyright © and Moral Rights are retained by the author(s) and/ or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This item cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder(s). The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.
Keywords
- LGBT+
- Othering
- attitudes
- heteronormativity
- prejudice
- transgender
- transphobia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Social Psychology
- Education
- Psychology(all)
Themes
- Equality and Inclusion